Set Decorators Society of America Summer/Fall 2008 The Emmys MAD MEN IRON MAN pushing daisies The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $5.95 www.setdecor.com HEROES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 • 11:00-4:00 Town & Country Event Rentals 7700 Airport Business Park Way “You want to be there!” Van Nuys, CA. 91406 Free Admission Info: www.setdecorators.org contents 40 30 20 14 44 12 Television decor 12 EMMY NOMINATIONS 60th Annual Emmy© Awards 20 PUSHING DAISIES Halina Siwolop ® ATAS/NATAS Forensic fairy tale’s magic touch of color 30 MAD MEN Amy Wells Madison Avenue in the height of the Advertising Age 40 THE BRONX IS BURNING Jacqueline Jacobson NY Yankees in the sizzling Summer of ‘77 44 HEROES Ron Franco Extraordinary global perspectives 6 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 contents 60 72 67 54 Television decor (continued) 54 EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS Laura Richarz Chris Rock’s teen years in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn 60 DO NOT DISTURB Peter Gurski Sneak peek! Film decor 67 THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR Anne Kuljian Historic & mythic China on a grand scale 72 IRON MAN Lauri Gaffin Stark contrasts: from high-tech luxe to primitive isolation In every issue: 81 SDSA News 82 Events Cover: HEROES Set Decorator Ron Franco SDSA Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Exhibition: Production Designer Ruth Ammon NBC Pulling Back the Drapes: Set Decoration Revealed Photo: Ken Haber © 2008 86 Resources Cover © 2008 SETDECOR All Rights Reserved 8 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 inside set decor Set Decorators Society of America Summer/Fall 2008 Issue 16 contributors Executive Editors Rosemary Brandenburg Lisa Dare is a freelance photographer, but her original training was as an Jan Pascale academic, with a specialty in film history. The Phi Beta Kappa scholar did research Editor in a number of arenas from the Venice Film Festival to the Film Arts Foundation in Karen Burg San Francisco. Her studies of classic films have helped shape her photographic Associate Editors eye. An SDSA business member since 1998, she has photographed innumerable Joanne Baker film and television sets and is a frequent contributor to SET DECOR. Kate Sheeley Graphic Designer Ken Haber’s background in art and photography played an important Matthew D Rivera role in his 25-year career as a location manager with such directors as Adrian Advertising Account Executive Lyne, Oliver Stone and Ridley Scott. Currently he works as an architectural Maria M Lopez photographer, shooting television and film sets for magazines and portfolios. His photo essays have appeared as set dressing in various film and television Photographers K.C. Bailey; Jasin Boland; Lisa Dare, Lisa Dare projects. Married to Set Decorator Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA, Haber is an Photography; Scott Garfield; David Giesbrecht; SDSA business member and frequent contributor to SET DECOR. Hector Gonzalez; Ken Haber, Ken Haber Photography; M. Haddad; Greg Harbaugh; Bryan Hurley; Zade Rosenthal; Ron Tom; Todd Wawrychuk Photographs courtesy of ABC Entertainment; ABC Media; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; AMC Lionsgate; CBS; ESPN Original Entertainment; FoxTV; Marvel Studios; NBC Universal; Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros Entertainment; Emmy® ATAS/NATAS image courtesy of Academy of Television Arts and Sciences SETDECOR 1646 North Cherokee Avenue Hollywood CA 90028 SET DECOR subscriptions go green! 323-462-3082 Advertising & Marketing You will not find a subscription card to SET DECOR falling out 323-462-3060 323-462-3099 Fax [email protected] of the magazine when you read through this issue, but you Editorial [email protected] Art CAN SUBSCRIBE or order back issues through our website [email protected] SETDECOR magazine is published by the Set Decorators Society of America www.setdecor.com. See you there! 1646 North Cherokee Avenue Hollywood, CA 90028 www.setdecorators.org Printed by Southern California Graphics © SDSA & SETDECOR Magazine Subscriptions: $24 www.setdecor.com 10 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 from the editors In this issue, we celebrate the Emmy Nominees for Outstanding Art Direction for Primetime Television. HEROES is made in the manner of Old Hollywood: traveling around the world and on parallel plateaus without the crew ever leaving Los Angeles. MADMEN and PUSHING DAISIES each have distinctive looks: the first evokes a period and a palpable feel from the early ‘60s, and the latter pushes the envelope of the present, with a wink and a nod to past eras. Sets from the fabulously colorful UGLY BETTY and character-rich HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, also current Emmy nominees, were featured in the Spring ’07 issue. MADtv, receiving its ninth nomination in the category, was highlighted in Winter 2004/05. Set decoration for television continues in focus with the long-running popular comedy EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS, whose “locations” are all on the back lot—another nod to classic TV-making; the new, stylish sitcom DO NOT DISTURB; and a glimpse inside sports-based mini-series THE BRONX IS BURNING, set in the 1970s. This summer has raised the bar for action/adventure movies. IRONMAN shows the strength of high tech, luxurious decoration intercut with terrorist cells in primitive settings. The MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR digs up ancient Chinese warriors and traditional artifacts, and works them into a thrill ride on a massive scale. Both films are among those featured in the current Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences exhibition: Pulling Back the Drapes: Set Decoration Revealed. [See page 82] Don’t miss the opportunity to see and share with others the amazing set exhibits and this acknowledgement of the Set Decorator’s role in filmmaking. Set Decorators are doing incredible work and we continue to celebrate their creativity, resourcefulness, and professionalism. Rosemary Brandenburg Executive Editor Jan Pascale Executive Editor Karen Burg Editor 12 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 awards ® ATAS/NATAS The CONGRATULATIONS 60th Annual Emmy Awards Congratulations to the set decorators, production designers and art directors nominated in each category of the 2008 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Art Direction! The 60th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held September 13, 2008 Nokia Theater, Los Angeles For photo information see page 85 14 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 SUMMER/FALL 2008 SET DECOR 15 awards PUSHING DAISIES All rights reserved. Bros. Photo by M. Haddad ©Warner Dexter • That Night, A Forest Grew • Showtime Tony Cowley, Production Designer Linda Spheeris, Set Decorator UGLY BETTY © AMC Lionsgate 2008. All rights reserved Photo by Ken Haber. Heroes • Out Of Time • NBC Ruth Ammon, Production Designer Matthew Jacobs, Art Director Ron Franco SDSA, Set Decorator Mad Men • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) • AMC Bob Shaw, Production Designer Henry Dunn, Art Director Rena DeAngelo, Set Decorator OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES Mad Men • Shoot • AMC Dan Bishop, Production Designer Christopher Brown, Art Director Amy Wells SDSA, Set Decorator Pushing Daisies • Pie-Lette • ABC Michael Wylie, Production Designer Halina Siwolop SDSA, Set Decorator Ugly Betty • How Betty Got Her Grieve Back • ABC Mark Worthington, Production Designer Jim Wallis, Art Director Archie D’Amico SDSA, Set Decorator MAD MEN © AMC Lionsgate 2008. All rights reserved Photo by Ken Haber. HEROES © AMC Lionsgate 2008. All rights reserved Photo by Ken Haber. 16 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 SUMMER/FALL 2008 SET DECOR 17 awards 80th Annual Academy Awards • ABC Roy Christopher, Production Designer Joe Celli, Art Director 50th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS Steve Bass, Production Designer Brian Stonestreet, Production Designer Alana Billingsley, Art Director OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR VARIETY, MUSIC OR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING Hell’s Kitchen • Episode # 401 • FOX John R. Janavs, Production Designer Robert Frye, Art Director Stephen Paul Fackrell, Set Decorator MADtv • Episode # 1315 • FOX Nicole Elespuru, Production Designer James Yarnell, Production Designer Daryn Reid Goodall SDSA, Set Decorator 2007 MTV Video Music Awards • MTV Scott Storey, Production Designer Joe Celli, Art Director James Connelly, Art Director Photo courtesy of Stephan Olson. © CBS. All rights reserved Photo courtesy of Stephan Olson. © CBS. All rights reserved Photo by DRG The Andromeda Strain • A&E Jerry Wanek, Production Designer Dan Hermansen, Art Director Merlin Dervisevic, Set Decorator Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS/BBC Donal Woods, Production Designer HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Trisha Edwards, Set Decorator John Adams • HBO Gemma Jackson, Production Designer How I Met Your Mother David Crank, Supervising Art Director (USA) The Yips, No Tomorrow, Miracles • CBS Christina Moore, Supervising Art Director (Hungary) Stephan Olson, Production Designer Kathy Lucas, Set Decorator (USA) Susan Eschelbach SDSA, Set Decorator Sarah Whittle, Set Decorator (Hungary) MADtv OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A MINI-SERIES OR A MOVIE The New Adventures Of Old Christine Recount • HBO Between A Rock And A Hard Place, House • CBS Patti Podesta, Production Designer Cabot McMullen, Production Designer Christopher Tandon, Art Director Amy Feldman, Set Decorator Radha Mehta, Set Decorator Tin Man • Sci Fi Channel Michael Joy, Production Designer Paulo Venturi, Art Director Mark Lane, Set Decorator 18 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 SUMMER/FALL 2008 SET DECOR 19 tv pushing daisies Set Decorator Halina Siwolop SDSA Production Designer Michael Wylie ABC Ned’s Mother [Tina Gloss] and Young Ned [Field Cate] in his childhood kitchen. Photo by Ron Tom ©ABCMedia. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Ron Tom 22 SET DECOR SUMMER/FALL 2008 SUMMER/FALL 2008 SET DECOR 23 tv The forensic fairy tale PUSHING DAISIES unfolds in deliciously eccentric settings, including a whimsical pie shop resembling a gigantic cherry pie. Each set is highly defined with humorous touches and specific details, each as quirky and sincere as the series’ storylines. Emmy nominated Set Decorator Halina Siwolop SDSA talks with SET DECOR about the adventure of decorating this delightfully unconventional show. SET DECOR: Storytelling—a narrator telling us the environments, all with a nostalgic nod to different eras.